Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Performer: The Sixteen
Conductor: Harry Christophers
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Coro
Catalogue: COR16197
Release: 2023
Size: 2.67 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Missa Ut re mi fa sol la
01. I. Kyrie
02. II. Gloria
03. III. Credo
04. IV. Sanctus
05. V. Benedictus
06. VI. Agnus Dei I
07. VII. Agnus Dei II
08. Fuit homo missus a Deo
09. Puer qui natus est
10. Iustus ut palma
11. Misso Herodes
12. Ut queant laxis
Song of Songs
13. XXII. Pulchra es, amica mea
14. XXIII. Quae est ista, quae progreditur
15. XXIV. Descendi in hortum meum
16. Hic est beatissimus Evangelista
17. Valde honorandus est – motet
18. Hic est discipulus ille
Palestrina’s music is exquisite and sumptuous— characterised by a richness of texture and purity of sound. From his sacred Masses to settings of the secular Song of Songs, The Sixteen brings this serene and delicate soundworld to sparkling life. Palestrina was a towering figure in Renaissance polyphony and arguably the greatest composer of liturgical music of all time. For nearly half a millennium his legacy and impact on sacred music worldwide has been second to none. The Sixteen continues its acclaimed series exploring a selection of his massive output, with this volume featuring the richly sonorous Missa Ut re mi fa sol la at its heart. The Sixteen also shines a spotlight on some of the glorious music Palestrina wrote for St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist.